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09.26.2021 | 6:27 PM ET
As you might know I'm Tapology Boxing editor. I know the majority of you guys are here for MMA, so was I originally. But for the last year or 2 there is a little more interest in Boxing on the site.
So here's a place to talk boxing.
"Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe ****! "
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11.22.2021 | 4:54 PM ET
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
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- Baldric Eggling
11.22.2021 | 4:55 PM ET
11.22.2021 | 4:58 PM ET
One sport I think is cool is table tennis, it takes alot of skill, I tried, im not that good
Well I have seen some good football(soccer) games but 95 to 99% of the time its crap with dives and cheap thrills
* Edited at 11.22.2021, 5:02 PM ET *
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
11.22.2021 | 5:09 PM ET
Crawford is 147lbs, he started out at 135lbs. 154lbs would be Crawfords limit
"Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe ****! "
11.22.2021 | 5:13 PM ET
Football isn't boring!!!!! In fact, there's quite a few players who really should've tried MMA instead lol!
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
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- Baldric Eggling
11.22.2021 | 5:25 PM ET
11.22.2021 | 5:36 PM ET
The main reason is that despite it being just loads of passing most of the time, a great moment can suddenly happen at any time! It can also be extremely unpredictable at times as well with at least a couple of upsets every week in the major leagues. I suppose it's a much bigger deal in Britain than in other places around the world as it was the first sport I was introduced to and was basically the only sport that there were loads of clubs to play for as a kid. My primary and high schools I went to didn't really have any sports clubs due to underfunding but they still had football teams for each year group.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
11.22.2021 | 5:43 PM ET
* Edited at 11.22.2021, 5:47 PM ET *
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
11.22.2021 | 5:48 PM ET
If MMA is ever going to become as big as football, it would take decades for it to happen. For instance, I'm the first member of my family to be interested in MMA and the rest of my family only know MMA exists because of me. As for football? I went to games as a kid. My dad went to games as a kid. My grandad climbed over the stadium walls unnoticed to watch games as a kid. Football is a passion that runs back generations and is very much an integral part of British culture.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
11.22.2021 | 5:59 PM ET
Thats not even mentioning the bareknuckle prize fighters and boxers who have a long history there also... Then there is Bartitsu, and Judo/Jiu Jitsu goes back in England a long time
* Edited at 11.22.2021, 6:02 PM ET *
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
11.22.2021 | 6:08 PM ET
That's true that various forms of combat sports, particularly boxing go back a long way over here but they never really got as popular or at least, stayed as popular as football. From what I gather, boxing used to almost rival football in terms of popularity back in the 60's but for various reasons became less popular over the years while football has continued to grow.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
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- Baldric Eggling
11.22.2021 | 6:16 PM ET
11.22.2021 | 6:16 PM ET
* Edited at 11.22.2021, 6:18 PM ET *
"I am the greatest blonde man in the world. I am Tru Viking." - Alexander Gustaffsson / "The world must bow to my glory. I am a God amongst mortals. They must pay me tribute in wine and concubine for my deeds." - Jon Jones "
11.22.2021 | 6:22 PM ET
Yeah, the whole diving and faking injury thing sucks but that's just one of the things that you have to put up with being a football fan.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
11.22.2021 | 6:24 PM ET
"Throughout my career I've learned that "If you win you're the ****, if you lose it's bad." - Bruno "Blindadao" Silva"
11.22.2021 | 6:27 PM ET
The fans do hate it.....unless it's one of their team's players doing it and they succeed in winning a free kick/penalty in which case you won't hear them say anything.
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
11.22.2021 | 7:11 PM ET
There was an incident between the teams, our main striker squared up to the opposition defender and I swear he flicked his hand out and out striker, who my dad was earlier telling me about how big and strong he was, flopped to his back holding his face like he'd been uppercut by Big Franky Ngannou!!! The opponent was sent off, all our fans celebrated and me, I thought that it was pathetic!!! I turned to my dad and said that I can't celebrate that ****!!! Haha
Man, I used to LOVE football. Played for many teams as a kid, school team, club team. Every day and night I played! Travelled the country playing. Discovered women and lost the desire to play! But still supported my local team, regularly went to games, also travelled the country watching them. I watched football like I watch fight nowadays. I was mad about statistics, transfers, squads, league tables, results. All that has transferred to MMA & Boxing.
About 5 years ago I just stop caring as much, the past few years I have practically lost all interest
"Sometimes maybe good, sometimes maybe ****! "
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- Baldric Eggling
11.22.2021 | 7:29 PM ET
* Edited at 11.22.2021, 7:32 PM ET *
11.22.2021 | 7:31 PM ET
I like to think there's an alternative universe where you're a professional footballer who's notorious for turning down women to focus on his game. Consequently, us folks on Tapology remain almost oblivious to the world of boxing!
"I wish you good luck but I don't want you to rely on luck"
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- Baldric Eggling
11.22.2021 | 7:32 PM ET